Archive for 2010

Summertime in Asheville, NC means guests at this Asheville Inn don’t have to look or walk far. Every Saturday starting July 3 through September 4th Shindig on the Green takes center court in the heart of downtown. The Shindig features Appalachian Bluegrass music, local and regional talent and great food. After a four-year relocation to make way for renovations, Shindig on the Green returns to its original location in the heart of downtown Asheville at the new Pack Square Park’s Roger McGuire Green. The stage shows will take place on the new Bascom Lamar Lunsford stage, named for the founder of the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, the nation’s longest running folk festival.And best yet, it’s also free. Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join in for good times at the new Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. Locals, visitors and guests of this Asheville bed and Breakfast alike come together downtown around sundown, or at 7:00pm for those who wear a watch, until 10:00p.m. Come experience the beautiful music and dance traditions of Southern Appalachia on a summer evening in the mountains.

Another notable FREE summertime favorite is Downtown after Five. Every 3rd Friday of the month from May through September Asheville jams downtown. A stage is erected on N. Lexington Avenue just north of Hiawassee and south of the the I-240 overpass between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Enjoy amazing food from local restaurants and some good brew from local breweries. Take in the music and food while meeting new and old friends. This year’s musical lineup encompasses a variety of genres.

Our Asheville B & B is just a stone’s throw away from July’s best music festival! On July 23, 24 and 25, 2010 the largest free street festival in the southeast reigns. In all it’s glory Bele Chere is here again. Enjoy arts and crafts, free music, entertainment and great food. The festival is committed to a diverse musical line up and features local, regional and national performers in all musical genres. There are four stages that run bands all day for the three day period. Over 16 local restaraunts will be be serving up their grub in the two food courts. Wonderful restaurants frequently visited by guests of this Asheville bed and breakfastare featured this year. Grab a yummy bite from the Corner Kitchen, Bouchon, Cucina 24 and the Lobster Trap. For those interested in a cocktail, alcoholic beverages are served on Friday and Saturday only. Pull up to this Asheville Inn, drop your bags, park your car and walk to this fun filled FREE festival.

The River Arts District Studio Stroll is June 12 and June 13. The stroll allows you to easily navigate the working artist studios in the district. More than 120 studios are open from 10AM to 6PM both days, including painting, pottery, glass, photography, drawing, jewelry, quilts, ironwork, sculpture, clothing, book arts, weaving, woodworking and more! Explore studios inside the revitalized old factories and warehouses along the French Broad River, just minutes from downtown. Local artist/entrepreneurs welcome you into their studios to learn more about their process and their art. The Studio Stroll is free !

The results are in and Asheville, NC has emerged as this year’s champ in the annual Beer City USA poll. Asheville edged Portland in the online polling that concluded last week. Asheville got 39.9 percent of votes compared with 34.1 percent for Portland.

Last year, Asheville and Portland tied in the annual online poll conducted by the Examiner’s Charlie Papazian. It’s a title the beer community in Asheville, which consists of nine breweries, plans to celebrate.

One way to sample the local brews is to take a Brews Cruise tour. Asheville’s brewing

Asheville Beer City U.S.A

community continues to grow and Brews Cruise offers an insider’s take on the best craft brewed beer that the Asheville community has to offer. Start your visit off by booking a reservation with this Asheville Bed and Breakfast and let us line you up with the Brews Cruise. Whether you are a local or just visiting, Brews Cruise ( http://www.brewscruise.com) will provide you with a personalized tour and VIP treatment at the area’s finest breweries. Join them on one of their evening cruises and enjoy fresh samples of beer that are brimming with personality.

Everywhere you look around Asheville flowers are blooming, and our lovely Asheville Bed and Breakfast with it’s lush gardens, is no exception. Whether you are walking through our rolling green yard, strolling through town, touring the Biltmore Estate or hiking through Bent Creek’s Azalea Park, you’ll see blossoming flowers, tree and shrubs everywhere you look. After the winter Asheville experienced it’s a wonder anything has surfaced this spring.

Here at this Asheville NC Bed and Breakfast we have just finished weeks of landscaping, which included planting over 20 new shrubs of varying types. We’ve planted Azaleas, Endless Summer Hydrangeas, Otto Luykens, Rhododendron and Schip Laurels. We planted a new perenial garden around the patio, which is already blooming like crazy. Our groundskeeper is complaining that he needs a week off from laying yards and yards of mulch.

At the Biltmore House they are celebrating their 25 year anniversary of the Festival of Flowers. As you enter the estate on the main road you will find Tulips, Redbuds, Crabapples, Dogwoods, Fothergilla, Viburnums, Piedmont Azalea, Carolina Silverbell, Japanese Mahonia, Candytuft, Cornel Pink Azalea, Creeping Phlox, Celandine Poppy, and Foxglove.

The estate’s walled garden is burstingwith Tulips, Tulips, and more Tulips! Candytuft, Creeping Phlox, Fothergilla, Dicentra, Chinese Wisteria, Pansies, and Virginia Bluebells. The Shrub garden is a blaze with Hawthorns, Kerria, Heather, fragrant Viburnums, Lilacs, Forsythia, Oregon grape Holly, Warty Barberry, Early Azaleas, Crabapples, Creeping Flox, Windflowers, Solomon’s Seal, Diicentra Japanese and Chinese Wisteria. There are also the Spring and Azalea Gardens to see. During their celebration, April 3rd through May 16th, you can enjoy live music daily in the Winter Garden and in the Conservatory.

The Biltmore is also offering free seminars daily at A Gardener’s Place:

You may have heard it through the grapevine that through the years we have maintained remarkable levels of guest satisfaction. The kind words used by our guests to describe their experience really warm our hearts. We love it that our guests go on and on over the delicious food, immaculate cleanliness, sublime comfort and elegant décor, but are especially proud that they found their hosts to be gracious and friendly.

While staying at this Asheville B & B, experience the fun and excitement of a live concert as some familiar faces roll into Asheville to play at the Biltmore Estate. Enjoy rockin’ performances as you take in the view that made Asheville famous – watching the sun settle down behind the Blue Ridge Mountains. Tickets go on sale at the Biltmore Tuesday, April 6, 2010.

The Mountains to Sea Trail crosses the entire state of North Carolina, covering approximately 1,000 miles. Currently it is an amalgamation of trails, roads, and bike paths; eventually there will be a continuous footpath from the coast of North Carolina to Clingman’s Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Sections 7 and 8 of the MST pass close to our bed and breakfast inn Asheville. It visits the North Carolina Arboretum and crosses the French Broad River. It runs parallel to the Blue Ridge Parkway and comes close to the Folk Art Center. It then climbs 3,500 feet from Asheville to Craggy Gardens, where the rhododendrons thrive, and on to Balsam Gap.

There are several to the MST trailheads near our North Carolina bed and breakfast. Take a short walk, or bring plenty of snacks and water and spend the day on the MST.

Along with the other usual cast of characters that pay us a visit this snowy season, we have recently had a small flock of plump Robins scurrying around in the back yard. I wouldn’t want to be the Robin-in charge that made that call to come back so early. I know it is hard to believe, but Spring’s arrival is inevitable — calendar-wise, the 20th of March officially ushers in the warming season and along with it a bustling of activity around our fair city of Asheville, North Carolina.

He's ready for Spring and so are we!

Mention the “Cabin Fever Special” when booking your stay at this Asheville Bed and Breakfast and we will leave a sample of Spring’s blooming offerings in your room. Our reduced rates, effective through March 31st, will help you melt away those Winter memories of canceled school, rearranged schedules and all that shoveling. Your own flock, or just your little love bird will surely give you huge credit for such a good call.

Spring 2010 brings the opening of Biltmore Estates eagerly awaited new Antler Hill Village. This will be a new space at the Blitmore Estate to enjoy with your entry fee. Antler Hill Village will include a new exhibition space, village green with live entertainment, dining, shopping, and a new outdoor adventure center.

New areas to Explore at the Biltmore Estate

Also part of the project, Biltmore Winery will offer a newly-designed tour and tasting areas. The existing interpretive farm area with historic barn, kitchen garden, and farmyard will be incorporated as well. Find new fun in a historic location!

While Antler Hill Village is new, the area has long been a gathering place; just above the village was Antler Hall, a residence and social hub for estate families from George Vanderbilt’s time into the 1930s. Discover new exhibits, entertaining, new dining and shopping, plus a revitalized Winery tour. Tickets can be purchased at this Asheville Bed and Breakfast for $60.00 per person. Tickets purchased at this Asheville Inn are valid for two consecutive days.

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Downtown Abbey Visits Asheville
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Pinecrest B&B’s Famous Scone Recipe
Every time we serve these scones at our Asheville Bed & Breakfast someone at the table requests the recipe. Last weekend I handed out 4 copies of the recipe , so I thought it might be worth posting on our site. When I go on vacation I end up making these scones every morning at my kids request. ...